encirclement.

The surrounding of a person, place, or group on all sides.

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Words that belong together

• military encirclement
• encirclement of the city

On the page

By dawn, the encirclement of the city was complete.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular encirclement; plural encirclements. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, interpretation. Commonness: moderately common.